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3-year JD

Application Fee

$0

Application Deadline

Rolling Admissions. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so it's never too late to apply. However, you are encouraged to apply early as admissions decisions are determined by space availability.

Application Requirements

Completed Application. As part of Drexel University's Green Initiative, we feature a completely paperless application process through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC).

LSDAS registration. All applicants, including those educated abroad, are required to register with the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS). The LSDAS will provide us with a report containing information important in the admission process. Your LSDAS report will include:

Taking the New York Bar Exam

If you are interested in sitting for the NY State Bar Exam, you must have your academic credentials evaluated by the New York State Board of Law Examiners for duration and substance and receive confirmation of the U.S. legal education requirements that will satisfy eligibility requirements for the Bar Exam. Please submit your qualification credentials for evaluation to the Board of Law Examiners online.

TOEFL or IELTS scores

International students must submit scores from either the TOEFL or IELTS exam unless they seek a waiver because they attended a university outside the U.S. in which English was the only language of instruction. Applicants should have their TOEFL or IELTS score(s) submitted to LSAC.

*Please note that this link will take you to the registration page for the LLM Credential Assembly Service. Because the LSAT is not required to apply for the Two-Year Global Access JD, LSAC requires that we use the LLM database. When you get ready to apply to Drexel you will see two options—an LLM application and also the Two-Year Global Access JD application. You would, of course, select the latter.

How to Apply

When you are ready to submit your application to Drexel, you will see two options:

the LLM in American Legal Practice

the Two-Year Global Access JD

Select the "LLM in American Legal Practice" option and follow the remaining instructions.

TOEFL or IELTS scores

International students must submit scores from either the TOEFL or IELTS exam unless they seek a waiver because they attended a university outside the U.S. in which English was the only language of instruction. Applicants should have their TOEFL or IELTS score(s) submitted to LSAC.

Because the Kline School of Law carefully reviews each individual’s application, we strongly encourage
students with lower TOEFL or IELTS scores to apply. Students with lower TOEFL or IELTS
scores who are otherwise qualified for the LLM program, are often admitted conditioned upon
completion of the Drexel English Language Center’s Graduate Bridge Program.

Students may apply to complete the program fully on campus either full-time or part-time. Currently the general program and the criminal law concentration are available for the fully on-campus program.